Anthere wrote:
what does that mean "ilk" ?
Short answer: It means "type".
Long answer: That's a good question.
The OED says that every usage of "ilk" is either obsolete, Scottish, or erroneous (exactly 1). The usage that I know, and that Zoe was using, is the one labelled "erroneous" by the OED: "that ilk: That family, class, set, or 'lot'. Also, by further extension, = kind, sort." Apparently, Zoe's usage of "their" instead of "that" is too erroneous even to merit inclusion. (Which is not a criticism of Zoe, but of the OED.)
Many American dictionaries don't mention this meaning at all, while others give it as the only meaning; "Type or kind" says one; "a kind of person", says another. Among American dictionaries, only Merriam-Webster seems to know about all 3 kinds of usage (still only the OED calls the 3rd "erroneous").
None of these dictionaries mention what I think is most important for understanding Zoe's comment -- it's *derogatory*. Being of a certain ilk is to be a *bad* kind of thing.
I can't find any online English -> French translation dictionary that's ever heard of the word.
-- Toby